Artist Upset By South Bend's Handling Of Sculpture
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SOUTH BEND (AP) — An artist whose sculpture once overlooked a South Bend pedestrian mall says he's shocked by the city's treatment of the piece. Chicago artist John David Mooney tells the South Bend Tribune he feels "a real sense of loss" with the way South Bend treated the sculpture it bought from him in the mid-1970s for $7,000. The 17-foot-tall stainless steel and neon piece overlooked a pedestrian mall for a decade before it was dismantled with plans to move it to a new location. But the top part of the sculpture was apparently damaged and the city didn't have the money for repairs. Two granite blocks that were part of the sculpture were eventually installed outside a performing arts center in South Bend, but they were removed in November due to cracks.
